Magnification

Magnification is the process of enlarging something only in appearance, not in physical size. This enlargement is quantified by a calculated number also called "magnification". When this number less than one, it refers to a reduction in size, sometimes called "minification" or "de-magnification".

Examples of magnification

A telescope, which uses its large objective lens to create an image of a distant object and then allows the user to examine the image closely with a smaller eyepiece lens thus making the object look larger.

A microscope, which makes a small object appear as a much larger object at a comfortable distance for viewing. A microscope is similar in layout to a telescope except that the object being viewed is close to the objective, which is usually much smaller than the eyepiece.

Make a mountain out of a molehill

Making a mountain out of a molehill is an idiom referring to over-reactive, histrionic behaviour where a person makes too much of a minor issue. It seems to have come into existence in the 16th century.

Metaphor

The idiom is a metaphor for the common behaviour of responding disproportionately to something - usually an adverse circumstance. One who "makes a mountain out of a molehill" is said to be greatly exaggerating the severity of the situation. In cognitive psychology, this form of distortion is called magnification. The phrase itself is so common that a study by psychologists found that with respect to familiarity and image value, it ranks high among the 203 common sayings they tested.

Similar idioms include 'Much ado about nothing' and 'Making a song and dance about nothing'. The meaning finds its opposite in the fable about the mountain in labour that gives birth to a mouse. In the former too much is made of little; in the latter one is led to expect much, but with too little result. The two appear to converge in William Caxton's translation of the fable (1484), where he makes of the mountain a hylle whiche beganne to tremble and shake by cause of the molle whiche delved it. In other words, he mimics the meaning of the fable by turning a mountain into a molehill. It was in the context of this bringing together of the two ideas that the English idiom grew.

Magnification

Days that we speakI believe that you were rightShouldn't chase the DemonsAnd the phantoms of the nightSome treat as loversSome treat as slavesThis fusion of insightIs all that we imagineSpeak to me clearlyYou're the magnet to my soulI get so distractedTrying to reason with it allLike the faithful I'm clingingTo the edge of every worldSpinning in creation so afraidTo let my feelings really showTeach me to teach meHow the key unlocks the doorAs we open we surrenderHolding hands with many moreThere's a feeling that's comingThere's a feeling so realTo justify, to magnify, to realizeThat everything is loveNow, after all the love you haveYou can always get it backKnowing how you really seeKnowing it will come to youKnowing it could really beMagnificate, magnificationMagnificate, magnificationFirst you're smaller being aliveGrowing taller, learn to surviveMagnificate, magnificationMagnificate, magnificationFirst you're smaller being aliveGrowing taller, learn to survivePerception of livingI realize I'm not aloneThe rings that divide usBreak again upon the stoneI will show you a necklaceWhere the pearls would all be lostWithout the thread between togetherThis would be the golden thread of trustSpeak to me, teach meMagnify the truth you areWaiting for the rebeginningBirth of every starA symbol is plantedOn the brow of every childTo justify, to magnifyTo realize that everything is loveNow, now giving all the love you haveNow, you will always get it backNow, giving all the love you haveNow, you will always get it backGiving all the love you haveGiving all the loveMagnificate, magnificationMagnificate, magnificationFirst you're smaller being alive

Magnification

Magnification is the process of enlarging something only in appearance, not in physical size. This enlargement is quantified by a calculated number also called "magnification". When this number less than one, it refers to a reduction in size, sometimes called "minification" or "de-magnification".

Examples of magnification

A telescope, which uses its large objective lens to create an image of a distant object and then allows the user to examine the image closely with a smaller eyepiece lens thus making the object look larger.

A microscope, which makes a small object appear as a much larger object at a comfortable distance for viewing. A microscope is similar in layout to a telescope except that the object being viewed is close to the objective, which is usually much smaller than the eyepiece.

the TECHNO-STABI TS12x28 has an image stabilizer, which can be used without a tripod, even at high magnification... This is particularly distracting when working with high magnifications and dark scenery. The TS12x28's image stabilizer provides stable images even at 12x magnification. The vibration correction works precisely at an angular range of ± 3°....

The simple microscope usually has a single eyepiece and a single powered lens for attaining a certain degree of magnification...There are two types of adjustment screws which can help in increasing the magnification and help the observer to bring the specimen on the slide in focus ... · Objective lenses of varying magnification....

As a part of its initiative to further research in biology, chemistry and material sciences, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory unveiled one of the world’s most advanced cryogenic electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) facilities in April ... ....

The MAGNIFIC project promoted international cooperation with a view to enabling the development of EGNSS applications in Africa... This is a clear, direct and positive result of the strategy we, as a consortium, implemented within MAGNIFIC,' Thales Alenia SpaceSystems EngineerMichel Monnerat said....

Legally blindKingsport woman raising money for magnification glasses. Holly Viers • Today at 2.30 PM. KINGSPORT — About 11 years ago, Kristie Jones was living a relatively normal life ... “I was in the hospital for seven days straight.” ... A special kind of magnification classes, made by eSight, could help her see again ... .......

Sony has recently announced a new addition to its Cyber-shot RX100 series of compact cameras, the RX100 VI (model DSC-RX100M6). This camera is the first in the series to include a high magnification zoom lens as it features a Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T 24-200mm F2.8-F4.5 lens in a pocketable form factor ... &nbsp; ... Follow us on Facebook, Twitter. . ....

NEW YORK, June 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony – a worldwide leader in digital imaging and the world's largest image sensor manufacturer – has today announced another exciting model for their popular Cyber-shot RX100 series of compact cameras, the RX100 VI (model DSC-RX100M6). Th ... ....